Kim Hak-soon (born 1954) is a South Korean

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

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. Kim wrote and directed the naval thriller film ''

Northern Limit Line The Northern Limit Line or North Limit Line (NLL) – 북방한계선 (in ROK) – is a disputed maritime demarcation line in the Yellow (West) Sea between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the north, and the Republic of Ko ...

'' (2015) which depicts a real-life naval skirmish with North Korea in June 2002. It drew more than 6 million viewers 29 days after its release on June 24, 2015, making it one of the top-grossing film in 2015.

Filmography

*''Dandelion'' (

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, 2001) -

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, producer,

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*''Rewind'' (2003) - director, screenwriter, planner *''Kentucky Blues'' (short film, 2008) - producer, director *''Abandoned'' (

animation Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...

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, 2008) - screenwriter, director,

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*''

'' (2015) - director, screenwriter, producer

Awards

*1991 Eastman Scholarship *2004 12th

Chunsa Film Art Awards The Chunsa Film Art Awards (also known as the Icheon Chunsa Film Festival) have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society in 1990. The awards take their name from the pen name of the early ...

: Best New Director (''Rewind'') *2004 awaii International Film Festival NETPAC Award ('Rewind') *2004 ouston International Film Festival Special Jury Award ('Rewind') *2016 acao International Film Festival Gold Aries Award - Best Cinematography ('Northern Limit Line') *2016 ouston International Film Festival Special Jury Award ('Northern Limit Line') *2016 orea Culture Entertainment Awards Best Film, Best Director ('Northern Limit Line')

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* * * 1954 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub